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asyndetically

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English

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Etymology

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From asyndetic +‎ -ally. Equivalent to a- +‎ syndetically or to asyndesis or asyndeton +‎ -ical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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asyndetically (not comparable)

  1. In an asyndetic way, whether
    1. (grammar, rhetoric) Expressed without conjunctions or with conjunctions purposefully omitted.
      • 2021, Joseph Tropper, Rebecca Hasselbach-Andee, Classical Ethiopic: A Grammar of Gəˁəz § 6.5.5:
        When the temporal clause precedes the main clause, the main clause can be connected asyndetically or by ወ- wa-.
    2. (psychology) Demonstrating asyndesis, expressed with a seeming inability or diminished capacity to connect ideas.

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